Irondequoit in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Merchants Road
Photographed by Mira Earls, August 6, 2023
1. Merchants Road Marker
Our first road. Built Canandaigua to mouth of Genesee, 1804. The only unchanged part of the original road.
Erected by Irondequoit Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1804.
Location. 43° 11.662′ N, 77° 34.888′ W. Marker is in Irondequoit, New York, in Monroe County. It can be reached from Portland Avenue south of Keeler St Expy (New York State Route 104), on the right when traveling north. Located in St. Anns Community. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1562 Portland Ave, Rochester NY 14621, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, in the Finger Lakes, and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pioneer Hooker Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Our Irondequoit (approx. Ύ mile away); Irondequoit War Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Swayne's Corners (approx. 1.2 miles away); Here Stands one of the Oldest Pieces of Earth (approx. 1.2 miles away); Cobblestone Blacksmith Shop (approx. 1.2 miles away); Pioneer Home (approx. 1.2 miles away); Congregation B'Nai Israel (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Irondequoit.
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Photographed by Mira Earls, August 6, 2023
2. Merchants Road Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 508 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 7, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
